- Leo Koopmans
Leo Koopmans (born
28 November ,1953 ) is a former Dutch internationalice hockey forward. Koopmans played 13 seasons in theEredivisie , becoming the league's top scorer for 1977-8. He was born inBarrie, Ontario . He played 20 times for the Netherlands including at the1980 Winter Olympics .A 196cm, 97kg forward, Koopmans first played in the Dutch top division with the
Heerenveen Flyers in 1973. In 1975 he played forTigers Amsterdam and for 1976-7Nijmegen Tigers . Koopmans rejoined Heerenveen for 1977-8 and won the league's scoring title with 39 goals and 40 assists in 30 games. He remained with the Flyers until 1984, when he joinedGIJS Groningen . He retired from top-level play in 1987.Koopmans went scoreless in all 5 of the Netherlands games in Lake Placid as the team finished 8th. He played in two world championships. In 1981, the only time the country has competed in the contest's top tier, Koopmans scored 4 goals and an assist in 8 games. In Pool B in 1987, he scored 5 goals and collected 5 assists in 7 games.
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